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UNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS DAVIS, OF WOODSTOOK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO i ABRAM D.ROSE, OF SAME PLACE. p

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4IPIICIIICA'lION forming part of Letters Patent-No. 381,116. dated April17, 1888. Application sied November 23,1887. serial No. 256,001. Nomodel.)

zen of the United States, residing at Woodstock, in the county of Ulsterand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHobby-Horses, of which" the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hobby-horses, the object beingto provide a -toy of the kind that will-be caused to rock by moving itlongitudinally, and which the rider can easily guide to either side; andit consists in the construction and novel combination of parts,hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the claims hereto appended. Y Y

In the drawings, Figure l `represents a perspective view of the device.Fig. 2 represents a central 'longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3represents a detail horizontal section on the lineal x of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the truck,composed ofthe rear transverse bar, a, and the longitudinal* bar a', extendingforward from the central part thereof.

B B are bearing-blocks secured to and depending from the ends of thebar'a, and provided with suitable bearings for the crankaxle C.

c c are the main or conveying wheels, the former of which is fixed tothe crankaxle outside the corresponding bearing-block, while the latterturns loosely on the opposite end of said axle.

` D is the guide-wheel journaled in the enlarged and bifurcated lowerend, d, of the vertical guide-standard E,which has `a bearing above itsenlargedpart in the longitudinal bar a', near the front end thereof, andwhich is provided near its upper end with a longitudinal slot, e, for apurpose hereinafter explained.

F is the body of the horse with the legs attached, and having secureduponit a saddle, f,

which may bea side saddle if the toy is to be used by girls.

GG are the stirrups of any desired style,and secured to the outersidesof the lower ends of the stirrup-straps, which are preferably ofwood and have their upper ends secured at horse. His a projectiondepending about centrally from the body of the horse, and out away andperforated near its end to form the inner por# tion of a hinge-joint, h,the outer portions of `I which are formed by the arms I I,having theirlower rear yends secured to the4 bar a of the truck and their upperfront ends rounded to it on each side of ,the'reduced portionof theprojection H. The said rounded ends are perforated, the perforationsbeing aligned with that of the said projection, so that the-'hingejointcan be completed by the pin z'.

J is a pitxnan having its upper end pi voted inv a recess, j, inthe bodynear therear end thereof. Thesaid pitman passes downward and rearward`between thel arms I, and has its lower end journaled upon the crank ofthe axle, so that the rotation of the latter will roc the horse on thejoint h. s. 1

The upper portion of the neck, K, of the horse is composedof thetransverse sections k, each of which is beveled outwardly fromv itsvertical line on both sides and on both faces, as at k, to permit thesections to turn laterally on each other. The saidsections are connectedtogether, and to the head and remaining portion of the neck, above andbelow in the cenf tral vertical plane by the non-elastic cords L'L, sothat thesectioned portion of the neck can swing laterally.v Q

M M are elastic strips, preferably of rubber, which connect the neck andhead on each side, midway between the non-elastic strips, land N is abridle, by means of which the rider can pull the head to either side,bending the sectioned portion of the neck. When thelbridle isreleased,the elastic strips cause the neck to assume its normal straightposition.

O is a curved guide-bar secured to the uns der surface of the head ofthe horse and pass-v ing through the slot e in the standard E,so thatwhen the horses head is turned to one sideby the rider the saidstandard, and consequently the guide-wheel D, is similarly turned, andthe course of the device directed as desired.

The rotation of the wheel c turns the crankaxle, and by means `of thevpitman rocks'the proper and opposite points to the sides of the 5o ihorse, while the loose wheel c permits the de` vice to turn more readilyand quickly. However, ifthe toy is very large, both wheels may be fixedto the axle to give a greater motive power to the pitman.

If desired, the pitman may be made adjustable in such manner that thehorse may be rocked or not when moving horizontally.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The combination of the truck,the parallel arms I, extending upward and forward from the rear endthereof, the body having a recess, j, in its under side, the projectionh, depending from the body in advance of said recess,and having itslower end pivoted between the upper ends of the arms I, theconveyingwheels at the rear end of the truck, having a cranked axle, and-the pitman arranged between the arms I,and having one end mounted onsaid cranked axle,and its other end pivoted in the recess j in the body,as set forth.

2. In a hobbyhorse, the combination, with the body and head, of the neckcomposed of transverse sections, the non-elastic cords connecting thebody, sections, andhead in median lines above and below, and the elasticstrips connecting the body,sections, and head on each side, midwaybetween said non-elastic cords, substantially as specified.

3. In a hobby-horse, the combination, with the body, head, saddle, andbridle secured to the head, of the neck composed of transversesections,each beveled from its central vertical line on both sides andboth faces, the nonelastic cords connecting the body, head, and sectionsin median lines above and below, and the elastic strips connecting thebody, sections, and head midway between the elastic strips,substantially as specified.

4. The combination,wth the truck,the horse supported thereon andprovided with a guidebar, O, the vertical standard journaled in thetruck and provided near its upper end with a longitudinal slot for thepassage of said guidebar O, and the guide-wheel journaled in the lowerend of said standard below the truck, substantially as specified.

5. In ahobby-horse, the neck composed 'of a series of transversesections having an elastic connection, as set forth.

6. In a hobby-horse, the neck composed of a series of transversesections beveled on their opposing faces, the elastic connection for thesections of the neck, and the head secured to the flexible neck andmovable therewith, as p set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIS DAVIS.

Witnesses:

BYRON C. SNYDER, EDGAR SNYDER.

